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Portland goalie Jake Gleeson punches away a corner kick during a 4-2 win over the Chicago Fire last month at Jeld-Wen Field. Gleeson will miss the Timbers' June 4 away game against Chivas USA while he joins the New Zealand national team for exhibition games.

Danso, 28, who has started in seven games for the Timbers, will join the Gambian national team for an international exhibition game against Gabon on June 7.

Gleeson, 20, started three games and appeared in four games for the Timbers this season. The team's backup goalkeeper will join the New Zealand national team for exhibition games against Mexico and Australia, June 1 and June 5, respectively.

The 26-year-old Purdy has started six games for the Timbers in 2011 and will join El Salvador's national team that will compete in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament during the month of June.

More L.A. controversy: David Beckham will travel to England today for the second time in less than a month and will miss another MLS game in the process.

The star midfielder for the Galaxy will miss the team's home game against Houston on Wednesday after he plays in a testimonial game honoring former Manchester United star Gary Neville on Tuesday.

Beckham requested and received permission from the Galaxy to play in the game, which features a group of former and current United players such as Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs playing against Juventus at Old Trafford.

Still, the trip -- Beckham attended the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton April 29 -- and missing an MLS game once again calls into question Beckham's commitment to the Galaxy and MLS. Beckham's attempt to join Tottenham during the offseason was blocked by the Galaxy and a torn Achilles tendon suffered while playing for AC Milan forced him to miss the majority of the 2010 season.

"There's no issue with our club. There's no issue with our manager. There's no issue with our players," Beckham told reporters Saturday. "The only issue will be from people who ask questions."

Perhaps in previous seasons during his five-year part-time MLS job, Beckham's absence wouldn't be missed, but Beckham is playing well this year. Beckham's six assists are tied for the MLS lead and are more than his total assists (four) during the 2009 and 2010 seasons combined.

Ajax 2, D.C. United 1: Vurnon Anita's goal in the 87th minute gave the Dutch team the victory in an international exhibition at RFK Stadium. In the 10th minute, Miralem Sulejmani scored Ajax's first goal in the 10th minute. The Timbers host Ajax on Wednesday.

Toronto FC 0, Colorado 0: Stefan Frei made three saves and undermanned Toronto FC tied with the host Rapids. Frei made two saves in the second half for his third shutout of the season. Connor Casey played only in the first half for Colorado.

Premier League: Blackpool and Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League, each missing a chance to remain in English soccer's top tier as Wigan scored late to avoid the same fate on the season's final day.

And two hours after the season ended, Carlo Ancelotti was fired as Chelsea manager following a trophy-less season. He led the club to the Premier League and FA Cup titles in 2010. Ancelotti's replacement will be the seventh Chelsea manager since Roman Abramovich bought the club eight years ago.